(Unofficial Translation)

                                                                        Beijing, August 17, 2001

JAKARTA
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
H.E. Dr. N. Hassan Wirayuda

Your Excellency,

  On the occasion of the 56th Anniversary of the Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia, I have the honour to extend to Your Excellency my warm congratulations and best wishes.
  Over the recent years, the friendly relations between China and Indonesia have been developing smoothly. Last year, our two countries signed the Joint Statement on the Future Directions of Bilateral Cooperation, which points out orientation and draws the blueprint of the friendly exchanges and cooperation between China and Indonesia in the future. I would like to cooperate closely with Your Excellency and work together to continue to strengthen the relationship of good-neighbourliness, mutual trust and all-round cooperation between our two countries.  



               
                                                                                 Tang Jiaxuan
                                                              Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
                                                                People’s Republic of China